Girish apparently was doing a Gujrati film with a new producer and a new director. Apparently, the film was being shelved. Girish sensing an opportunity, pitched the concept of the Perfect Girl, that can be done well within the Gujrati film budget. Moreover, a Hindi film was much more prestigious than a Gujrati film, in terms of revenue and marketability.
So on April 12, 2013, i went for my second pitch for The Perfect Girl. Here is where I met Udit Pathak, a young producer all of 23 years and Himanshu Thakur, a veteran in the television industry. The pitch happened and both of them liked the concept and we immediately went about talking of getting things in black and white, and the expected budget. On April 13th we finalised the deal and on the 16th we were on our way to Panjim for a recce of our first schedule.
I wondered how things started moving fast when the time came. I spent around 3 years pitching The Blunder Years to many in the industry, but everyone rejected it. It pained very much when Ashish Patil of Y-Films rejected the script. I had even pitched him the concept of The Perect Girl. He said - Have you seen _________? Well... no.. I said. Its in the same league, he replied. Fair enough. Heartbroken, I had gone back home.
And now someone believed in the project. Ahh! What a feeling. Though there was not a single penny to be earned i was kicked up about it. How could i take money from an already low budget film? was what i thought. I settled on a percentage of profit. (Who knows when it will release and if it will release and if it will make profits)
My take on films:
In the Indian Film Industry, with most (not all) of the producers i met, there was one thing common. No body fucking wanted to know the story. They wanted to know who is starring in the film, and who is doing the music. Not one fricking person asked me - What is the Story?
The meeting related to the film will end in 28 seconds and then came advises.
"Get a star for your film and we shall make it."
"So how do you get to a star?" I would ask. Pat came the repl.
"Call them up, give them a reading, and keep a signing amount ready. The minute they say yes, give them the cheque and get us a letter of intent. We are on!"
"And what would be the signing amount"
"Anything from 5 lakhs to 50!"
"Well.. thats the budget of my film!" I would say!
"WHAT? You must be joking!"
After such conversations I would think - Am I living in a sane world? Does the economics work? Does it make sense?
I was lost.
So on April 12, 2013, i went for my second pitch for The Perfect Girl. Here is where I met Udit Pathak, a young producer all of 23 years and Himanshu Thakur, a veteran in the television industry. The pitch happened and both of them liked the concept and we immediately went about talking of getting things in black and white, and the expected budget. On April 13th we finalised the deal and on the 16th we were on our way to Panjim for a recce of our first schedule.
I wondered how things started moving fast when the time came. I spent around 3 years pitching The Blunder Years to many in the industry, but everyone rejected it. It pained very much when Ashish Patil of Y-Films rejected the script. I had even pitched him the concept of The Perect Girl. He said - Have you seen _________? Well... no.. I said. Its in the same league, he replied. Fair enough. Heartbroken, I had gone back home.
And now someone believed in the project. Ahh! What a feeling. Though there was not a single penny to be earned i was kicked up about it. How could i take money from an already low budget film? was what i thought. I settled on a percentage of profit. (Who knows when it will release and if it will release and if it will make profits)
My take on films:
In the Indian Film Industry, with most (not all) of the producers i met, there was one thing common. No body fucking wanted to know the story. They wanted to know who is starring in the film, and who is doing the music. Not one fricking person asked me - What is the Story?
The meeting related to the film will end in 28 seconds and then came advises.
"Get a star for your film and we shall make it."
"So how do you get to a star?" I would ask. Pat came the repl.
"Call them up, give them a reading, and keep a signing amount ready. The minute they say yes, give them the cheque and get us a letter of intent. We are on!"
"And what would be the signing amount"
"Anything from 5 lakhs to 50!"
"Well.. thats the budget of my film!" I would say!
"WHAT? You must be joking!"
After such conversations I would think - Am I living in a sane world? Does the economics work? Does it make sense?
I was lost.
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